Voltaire had several decades to think of something even more schoolboy taunt than "totally gay", to wit "gay but unable to penetrate because of badly treated STD! Totally bottoming!" for the memoirs, whereas in 1752 he was in something of a hurry.
This is totally the winner :PP :D Although I guess also
what also might factor in Voltaire either inventing or spreading the rumor: Fritz himself evidently thought it was the height of hilarity to accuse someone of having STD... maybe Voltaire thought turnabout was just fair game?
is in the running for most awesome explanation :) Maybe it was just... what... snarky people did back then? accuse people of having STDs, just for fun??
Re: The STD thread
This is totally the winner :PP :D Although I guess also
what also might factor in Voltaire either inventing or spreading the rumor: Fritz himself evidently thought it was the height of hilarity to accuse someone of having STD... maybe Voltaire thought turnabout was just fair game?
is in the running for most awesome explanation :) Maybe it was just... what... snarky people did back then? accuse people of having STDs, just for fun??